The 380 has been a popular choice for use in compact autos since it's
debut in 1908. Many different guns have been chambered for it the
world over, from near junk to very high quality. It seems to be more
popular than ever here in the US with many new autos introduced in
the last several years aimed at the self defense market. If it's
worthless for defense it's taking folks an awful long time to figure it
out.